It's 1969 and a remote coastal town in Western Australia is poised to play a pivotal part in the moon landing. Radar technician Evan Johnson and his colleagues stare at a grainy screen, transfixed, as Armstrong takes that first small step. I was in my cage of course, unheard, underestimated, biscuit crumbs on my beak. But fate is a curious thing. For just as Evan's story is about to end my story prepares to take flight...

"A novel about fate, about Australia, about what makes us human. And narrated by a galah called Lucky.
“A fresh and surprising novel – thoroughly Australian, joyful and magnificently original.” CHARLOTTE WOOD, author of The Natural Way of Things.
“Subtle, disarming and insightful” ROSALIE HAM, author of The Dressmaker."